{
  "id": 12361890,
  "title": "India’s GDP Grows 7.8%, Investment Momentum Holds As Oil Risks Loom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/indias-gdp-grows-7-8-investment-momentum-holds-as-oil-risks-loom",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:31:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indias-gdp-grows-78-investment-momentum-holds-as-oil-risks-loom"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's economy expanded 7.8% year-over-year in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, driven by domestic demand, investment, and infrastructure spending, according to Bajaj Broking Private's outlook. Investment's contribution to GDP rose to 34.3% from 31.4% the previous year, with 11.9% annual growth in Gross Fixed Capital Formation.\n\nGovernment capital expenditure surged 24%, with investments expanding in transport, power, metals, data centers, and manufacturing. World Bank has raised India's GDP growth forecast for fiscal 2027 to 7.1%, anticipating productivity gains from artificial intelligence.\n\nScheduled commercial bank credit rose 18.13% annually to ₹223.29 trillion, while deposits increased 17.31% to ₹276.23 trillion. Services credit led growth in August, driven by non-banking financial companies and trade, while industry lending expanded 18.2%. Agricultural and personal loans also saw growth.\n\nDomestic institutional investors bought equities worth ₹8.54 trillion over the past year, offsetting net selling of foreign investors around ₹2.72 trillion. Monthly systematic investment plan inflows exceeded ₹32,000 crore, highlighting domestic savings as a crucial market liquidity source. However, the report cautioned that abundant liquidity could lead to inflated valuations among midcap and smallcap stocks.\n\nCorporate margins faced pressure, with Nifty50 companies recording 18.4% revenue growth in Q1FY27 but lower profit growth at 11.8%. Nifty500 revenue increased 18.9%, while profits grew 11.1%. Earnings quality and margin performance would become crucial in the remainder of FY27's results season.\n\nInfrastructure, manufacturing, industrial investment, financialization of savings, and energy transition remain key structural themes. Strong order books in railways, defense, engineering, and construction equipment provide growth visibility. Renewable power, transmission, hydrogen infrastructure, and batteries present investment opportunities, according to the report. Bajaj Broking Private considers crude oil prices between $90 and $110 per barrel manageable, but higher prices could strain inflation, the rupee, and earnings. Its outlook for the second half of fiscal 2027 anticipates economic outperformance amidst volatility, emphasizing earnings delivery, valuation discipline, and sector selection.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: India’s economic expansion remains supported by domestic demand, investment and infrastructure spending, according to Bajaj Broking Prive’s outlook. Real GDP grew 7.8% in Q1FY27, while Gross Fixed Capital Formation increased 11.9%, indicating that investment outpaced economic growth. Investment’s share of GDP rose to 34.3% from 31.4% a year earlier. Central government capital expenditure…",
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}